Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 GMT
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.3
E
2.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)109789910101010101010109988877798
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231131447492127260129923092277118081437110981563940725816010271504644122173
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
E
50
E
60
ENE
55
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
3.57
3:25AM
3.16
3:22PM
3.49
4:10AM
2.99
4:05PM
3.33
4:55AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
-0.04
9:07AM
0.61
9:45PM
0.11
9:50AM
0.77
10:31PM
0.34
10:34AM
0.94
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise------8:45-------8:44-------8:44-
Sunset3:38-------3:41-------3:41-------
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-72222----------------52
Temp. °C433444443333334444344435
Feels °C (?)-2-3-2-7-9-9-5-5-5-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-2-1100-3
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